{"id":920659,"type":0,"block_id":"matstc_1365766923","theme_id":29,"user_id":108305,"path":"The-Renewables-In-Numbers","title":"Renewables In Numbers","pubtitle":"The Renewables In Numbers","tags":"","public":true,"publicAccess":true,"private_link_enabled":0,"thumb":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/infogram-thumbs-200/matstc_1365766923.jpg","width":612,"copyright":"Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License","properties":{"social":"twitter","publishType":0,"exportsettings":"{\"CHART_1409851\":[],\"CHART_1409861\":[],\"CHART_1514720\":[],\"CHART_1514546\":[]}","transparent":false,"rtl":false,"export_settings":{"showGrid":true,"showValues":true},"whitelabel":false,"embed_button":"enabled","title_link":"infogram","custom_logo":"infogram","custom_link_status":"infogram","custom_link_url":"","user_embed_button_text":"Share","decimal_separator":".,"},"elements":[{"type":"particle","particle_id":15802006,"object_id":"aa546b18-eaa2-11e4-a037-7b5f270fdca9","particle_type":"maintitle","picture":null,"text":"Renewables In Numbers","content_type":"","title":null,"shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":894160,"object_id":"matstc_1365766923","particle_type":"quote","picture":null,"text":"Someday renewable energy will be\n the only way for people to satisfy\n their energy needs.","content_type":"","title":"—Hermann Scheer","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":894161,"object_id":"matstc1365766937","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"First, how much of our energy supply comes from renewables?","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"chart","chart_id":1409851,"object_id":"matstc_1365767513","chart_type_nr":2,"data":[[["Past GDP","Energy Supply"],["Fossil Fuels","80.6 %"],["Nuclear","2.7 %"],["Renewables","16.7 %"]]],"custom":{"showInLineValues":true,"height":"301"},"colors":["#929292","#cc3635","#77c300","#f2b036","#b02c20","#307d99","#f28a35","#852b33","#41a3c6","#ea594e","#60284f","#53cae8","#ffe670","#da6f6e","#4c7b86","#ffca68","#ba5c53","#498ca4","#ffa760","#844a4f","#5aacc9","#ff9088","#6f4a64","#8cd7ea"],"dimensions":[],"modifier":2,"sheetnames":null,"sheets_settings":[]},{"type":"particle","particle_id":894225,"object_id":"matstc1365767536","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"Renewables supply about 17% of our total energy consumption. And that renewable portfolio is quite diverse. Here is a breakdown of it for the whole world.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"chart","chart_id":1409861,"object_id":"matstc_1365767602","chart_type_nr":2,"data":[[["Source","Renewables"],["Hydropower","3.3%"],["Heating through biomass / solar / geothermal","3.3%"],["Power generation through wind / biomass / solar / geothermal","0.9%"],["Biofuels","0.7%"],["Traditional Biomass","8.5%"]]],"custom":{"height":"301","showInLineValues":true},"colors":["#339bd6","#cc3635","#ff9000","#77c300","#929292","#307d99","#f28a35","#852b33","#41a3c6","#ea594e","#60284f","#53cae8","#ffe670","#da6f6e","#4c7b86","#ffca68","#ba5c53","#498ca4","#ffa760","#844a4f","#5aacc9","#ff9088","#6f4a64","#8cd7ea"],"dimensions":[],"modifier":2,"sheetnames":null,"sheets_settings":[]},{"type":"particle","particle_id":894301,"object_id":"matstc1365768180","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"Most of the renewable energy we use comes from traditional biomass, which is the burning of wood, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating. It is an important share of the energy supply in rural areas.\n\nIn comparison, modern biomass mostly consists in burning wood pellets, plant matter or sometimes municipal waste, in order to generate power.\n\nThe share of renewables in the total energy mix has not changed much in the last few years, but the breakdown within that share did change. Here are the breakdowns for the last four even years.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"chart","chart_id":1514720,"object_id":"matstc_1366739753","chart_type_nr":10,"data":[[["","2004","2006","2008","2010"],["Hydropower","5.7%","3%","3.2%","3.3%"],["Heating","0.7%","1.3%","1.4%","3.3%"],["Power","1.2%","0.8%","0.7%","0.9%"],["Biofuels","0.2%","0.3%","0.6%","0.7%"],["Traditional biomass","9%","13%","13%","8.5%"]]],"custom":{"height":"333","ylabel":"% of energy supply","legacyTransposeDone":true,"switchRowsColumns":true},"colors":["#339bd6","#cc3635","#ff9000","#77c300","#929292","#307d99","#f28a35","#852b33","#41a3c6","#ea594e","#60284f","#53cae8","#ffe670","#da6f6e","#4c7b86","#ffca68","#ba5c53","#498ca4","#ffa760","#844a4f","#5aacc9","#ff9088","#6f4a64","#8cd7ea"],"dimensions":[],"modifier":0,"sheetnames":null,"sheets_settings":[]},{"type":"particle","particle_id":999259,"object_id":"matstc1366741528","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"We can see that the share of hydropower has remained steady, while the share of heating (generated through solar and wind energy) and the share of biofuels both have increased.\n\nThese are the numbers worldwide, but each country has a different profile. Let's have a look at individual countries.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":896274,"object_id":"matstc1365776571","particle_type":"bodytitle","picture":null,"text":"Renewables by Country","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":993176,"object_id":"matstc_1366711634","particle_type":"image","picture":"http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/infogram-particles-700/matstc_1366711634.png"},{"type":"particle","particle_id":993079,"object_id":"matstc1366710951","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"From this map, we can see that several sub-Saharan countries are getting most of their energy from renewables. They actually rely on traditional biomass. As rural populations move to the cities, or as the electric grid reaches farther into the countryside, this traditional use of biomass will be replaced by more conventional energy consumption.\n\nWe can also note that the Scandinavian countries get a sizable share of their energy supply from renewables. So do New Zealand, Brazil and a few others.\n\nHow do these countries manage to generate so much of their energy in the form of renewables? Iceland manages through the use of geothermal energy, but it is an exception. Some of the countries at the top of the list also use quite a bit of geothermal generation (as in New Zealand and Switzerland) but almost all of them are using hydropower extensively.\n\nHydropower is reliable and renewable, but it cannot be generalized to the rest of the world. Therefore, the growth in that sector is moderate.\n\nFor most countries—not endowed with geysers or mighty rivers—solar and wind hold the most promise. This can be seen from recent growth rates.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":998784,"object_id":"matstc1366739212","particle_type":"bodytitle","picture":null,"text":"Growth Rate of Renewable Sources","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"chart","chart_id":1514546,"object_id":"matstc_1366738920","chart_type_nr":1,"data":[[["Source","%"],["Solar PV","58%"],["CSP (Solar)","37%"],["Biodiesel","27 %"],["Wind power","26 %"],["Solar heating","17 %"],["Ethanol","17%"],["Hydropower","3 %"],["Geothermal power","2 %"]]],"custom":{"height":"301","ylabel":"Average capacity growth rate in 2006-2011 (%)"},"colors":["#ff9000","#cc3635","#286b7b","#77c300","#444444","#307d99","#f28a35","#852b33","#41a3c6","#ea594e","#60284f","#53cae8","#ffe670","#da6f6e","#4c7b86","#ffca68","#ba5c53","#498ca4","#ffa760","#844a4f","#5aacc9","#ff9088","#6f4a64","#8cd7ea"],"dimensions":[],"modifier":0,"sheetnames":null,"sheets_settings":[]},{"type":"particle","particle_id":998803,"object_id":"matstc1366739333","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"This graph shows the recent growth rates in generating capacity for each source. In recent years, solar technology has been the one growing the fastest. In the graph above, solar has been divided into its two forms: PV (photovoltaic) transforms solar radiations directly into electricity through the photovoltaic effect; whereas CSP (concentrated solar power) concentrates solar power through lenses and converts the resulting heat into electricity.\n\nOn the other hand, hydropower—the main source of modern renewable energy—is growing very moderately. In fact, within industrialized countries, most of the efficient sites for building dams have been exploited. Therefore, we should not expect hydropower to grow much over the next decades—except in countries like China and Brazil.\n\nIn fact, at 2 or 3%, hydropower and geothermal power are growing at the same rate as fossil fuel consumption. Therefore, we have to rely on growth in the other sectors if we are to catch up to fossil fuels and increase the share of renewables in our energy supply.\n\nSo what does the future look like?","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":999746,"object_id":"matstc1366743644","particle_type":"quote","picture":null,"text":"Future renewable energy shares are in the range of 30–45% in moderate scenarios. Attaining high shares of electricity is considered easiest, high shares of heating/cooling most difficult, and high shares of transport energy most uncertain.","content_type":"","title":"—Renewables GFR 2013 Report","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":896327,"object_id":"matstc1365776796","particle_type":"bodytitle","picture":null,"text":"References","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":896321,"object_id":"matstc1365776764","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"Share of renewables: GSR 2012 (data from 2010)\nhttp://bit.ly/XGXuAw\n\nBreakdown of renewable sources: GSR 2005/2007/2010/2012\nhttp://bit.ly/XGXuAw\n\nThe worldmap of renewables\nhttp://bit.ly/17gpxaW\n\nGrowth rates of renewables: GSR 2012 (data from 2010)\nhttp://bit.ly/XGXuAw\n\nRenewables Global Futures Report 2013 (REN21)\nhttp://bit.ly/10favRV","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null}],"theme":{"createdAt":"2016-04-22 07:54:07","updatedAt":"2016-11-23 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